Tag Archives: Kirk Cousins

Going into the 2017 season there was nothing to look forward to as a Jets fan. They were coming off a terrible 5-11 season, had released all of their aging veterans that were once stars and still had no answer at quarterback. All seemed lost, and everyone thought the Jets were in “tank mode” and…

Last week I did a piece on Kirk Cousins vs The Draft to examine the different directions QB needy teams could go this offseason. I attempted to weigh the decisions teams at the top of the draft had, determining whether they should sign Kirk Cousins or draft a QB like Josh Rosen or Sam Darnold.…

There have been interesting discussions lately about how teams in need of a quarterback should go about improving the position this offseason. Whether it’s through free agency, the draft or both – all options come with caveats. Depending on your team’s organizational philosophy there will be different ways decision makers go about filling the need…

The season is officially over! However, with that comes the worst/longest 5 weeks for a football fan. Now, all there is until the 2018 league year starts on March 14th is complete speculation of what each team will do in the next couple months in Free Agency and the NFL Draft. So to join in…

The major takeaway from the Alex Smith trade, other than the fact that Patrick Mahomes is going to be the starting quarterback in 2018 for the Kansas City Chiefs, is that Kirk Cousins is going to be able to test the free agent market. For the last two seasons Cousins has played on the franchise…

Play action can be an extremely effective way of fooling a defense to move the ball downfield. The goal of play action is for the offense to fake the run which gets the defense flowing towards the backfield. This hopefully gets the linebackers and possibly the secondary to run up towards the line of scrimmage,…

The 2017 NFL trade deadline was surprisingly full of excitement this season. There were many high impact trades affecting teams both trying to win now and those preparing for the long term. However, I want to mainly focus on the quarterback movement, or almost quarterback movement in the case of A.J. McCarron, and how we…

Robert Kelley. Samaje Perine. Chris Thompson. One of these Washington running backs is not like the others. Two of the three backs are physical runners and the other is a pass catching back. Thompson is the latter, a fifth year receiving back out of Florida State, whose production has been steadily rising after seeing the…

The Cowboys offense had yet to put points on the board with about a minute left in the first half of their Monday night tilt against the Arizona Cardinals. It was looking a lot like their 25-point loss in Denver the previous week on the offensive side of the ball. The Dallas offensive line wasn’t…

Dak Prescott is the starting quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys. A year ago that sentence might have given some people in Dallas anxiety. After all, Prescott was a fourth round rookie quarterback who was replacing the then franchise quarterback Tony Romo after a preseason injury. Yet, after one of the league’s best rookie seasons for…

NFL teams throughout the league have a quarterback problem, and they’ve had it for a while. It’s not difficult to figure out that there is a shortage of franchise quarterbacks in the NFL. That’s why teams pour a ton of money into trying to sign or draft their next franchise quarterback – sometimes simultaneously. The…

The first round of the NFL draft is in the books, and three quarterbacks heard their names called, all in the first dozen selections. This is in line with what some were expecting, given the number of teams picking in the top 12 that needed to address the quarterback position. However, the order in which…

Now that we have moved through the Big Four of this draft class, it is time to take a look at the signal callers in my second tier of this year’s prospects. Of the four players in this group, two have received early round buzz, while the other two are staying somewhat under the radar.…

Series Introduction: A scheme fit is when a player’s traits and abilities line up with a certain coach’s style and scheme. Imagine if every NFL team could draft a player that fit perfectly into their scheme. That would benefit both the teams and the players simultaneously, as general managers and coaches wouldn’t be putting a…

Sometimes when your opponents zig, you need to zag. With Week 3 history, Doug Moore presents his Week 4 fantasy football bold predictions that will separate you from the competition. We are now in Week 4 of the NFL season and we have already seen some breakout players, major injuries, and even crucial busts. With that, let’s make some bold…

The news of the success of Carson Wentz (and company) for the Philadelphia Eagles, and the play of Dak Prescott of the Dallas Cowboys, has largely eclipsed the troubles of NFC East rival Kirk Cousins in Washington, but Joseph Ferraiola takes a look to see how the quarterback can improve on his start. When I reviewed the play of Kirk Cousins…